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The Desert Tortoise on Sacred Land: Celebrating Victory at Ward Valley, 20 Years Later
BLM officials (far left) sent to evict activists. Wally Antone (Quechan), right; AIM member (far right), Feburary 13, 1998. | Photo: Greenaction Quechan Lightning Singers and dancers at front line of occupiers blocking police from entering Ward Valley, February 13, 1998. | Photo: Greenaction. Activists holding the line at Ward Valley occupation, 1998. | Photo: Molly P. Johnson.
Saudi Arabia Wants China And Russia To Invest In Their Upcoming Aramco IPO
Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak attend a news conference at the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Riyadh on February 14, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Faisal Al Nasser *M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Time: **Putin prefers Aramco to Trump’s sword dance* *Hardly 10 months after honoring the visiting US president, the Saudis are open to a Russian-Chinese consortium investing in the upcoming Aramco IPO * In the slideshow that is Middle Eastern politics, the series of still images seldom add up to make an enduring narrative. And the probability is high that when a... more »
Quantum mechanics is thinking outside the classical box
Several folks have sent me a text about interpretations of quantum mechanics, Thinking Outside the Quantum Box, that was recently posted by Bernardo Kastrup at a Scientific American's weblog. *Lots of people whose skulls are confined in a spherical bubble are imagining that they're creative geniuses who are thinking outside the box. But the reality is inside out. One needs to perform the spherical inversion to see it. They're narrow-minded, intellectually limited losers confined into a bubble while the proper solutions require the realm outside the bubble.* It's mostly another mo... more »
Picture Of The Day
Giant panda cubs play with decorations during an event to celebrate Chinese Lunar New Year of Dog, at Shenshuping Panda Base in Wolong, Sichuan province, China. © REUTERS/ Stringer *WNU Editor:* The above picture is from this photo-gallery .... *Lunar New Year Celebrations Across the Globe* (Sputnik).
Musical Interlude: Neil H, “The Remembering”
Neil H, “The Remembering” - https://www.youtube.com/
"A Look to the Heavens"
"Seen one galaxy, seen 'em all? Not on your life: The Hubble Space Telescope has captured lots of fantastic pictures of spiral galaxies during its 20-plus years of operation, as you can see in our lineup of "Hubble's Greatest Hits." But I have a feeling that today's image of the galaxy NGC 4911 will be joining the hit parade. This jewel and the other gems in the setting are part of the Coma Cluster, a gathering of galaxies 320 million light-years away from Earth in the northern constellation Coma Berenices. You can make out the wispy tracks of NGC 4911's outer spiral arms, which are... more »
6 Inspirational Women in Business
6 Inspirational Women in Business https://www.usameribank.com/about-usameribank/usab-media/blog/6-inspirational-women-in-business/ Advertisements
The science world is shocked by this 26 year old’s answer to antibiotic resistance.
The science world is shocked by this 26 year old’s answer to antibiotic resistance – Ideapod https://ideapod.com/science-world-shocked-26-year-olds-answer-antibiotic-resistance/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=sciencedump
Jesus healed using cannabis, study shows.
https://patients4medicalmarijuana.wordpress.com/2009/12/22/jesus-healed-using-cannabis-study-shows/
Genes remain active after death
I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it: Genes remain active after death – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43046905
New scanning technique reveals secrets behind great paintings
I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it: New scanning technique reveals secrets behind great paintings – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43088339
Probe provides rapid lung investigation
I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it: Probe provides rapid lung investigation – http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-43076783
Poor fitness linked to weaker brain fiber, higher dementia risk
Medical Xpress: Poor fitness linked to weaker brain fiber, higher dementia risk https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-02-poor-linked-weaker-brain-fiber.html
Silicon Valley insiders are switching off their smartphones because “our minds can be hijacked”
Silicon Valley insiders are switching off their smartphones because “our minds can be hijacked” – Ideapod https://ideapod.com/silicon-valley-insiders-switching-off-smartphones-minds-can-hijacked/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=natural
Global Warming vs. Solar Cooling: The Showdown Begins in 2020
https://www.space.com/39665-sun-cooling-global-warming.html?utm_content=buffer9bb9a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook
A New Treatment For Hemophilia B Just Became Available.
https://patientworthy.com/2018/02/15/new-treatment-for-hemophilia-b-available/?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=facebook_page&utm_medium=Patient%20Worthy&utm_content=A%20New%20Treatment%20For%20Hemophilia%20B%20Just%20Became%20Available
US Northern Commander: '100 percent' Confident She Can Defend North America From A North Korean Missile Attack
Gen. Lori Robinson, the U.S. Northern Commander, (pictured right) said in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee that North Korea's successful nuclear and missile tests over the past year "represents the most immediate threat to our homeland, and therefore remains NORTHCOM's highest priority." (US Air Force photo by Melanie Rodgers Cox/Released) *The Hill:* *General: '100 percent confident' in North Korea missile defense* The military official in charge of the command that defends the United States from missile threats says she's “100 percent confident” in her abilit... more »
"We All Know..."
“We all know that something is eternal. And it ain’t houses and it ain’t names, and it ain’t earth, and it ain’t even the stars... everybody knows in their bones that something is eternal, and that something has to do with human beings. All the greatest people ever lived have been telling us that for five thousand years and yet you’d be surprised how people are always losing hold of it. There’s something way down deep that’s eternal about every human being." - Thornton Wilder “I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge. That myth is more potent than history. I believe that... more »
Chet Raymo, “We Are The Consciousness of the Universe”
*“We Are The Consciousness of the Universe”* by Chet Raymo "The curtain opens on the sky. The great starless spaces fall like a black velvet drape into the west. The show opens. The sky begins. As the Sun sinks beneath the horizon, the Pleiades rise in the east, heralding the arrival of the spectacular winter stars. Aldebaran, the red eye of the Bull. Sirius, the Dog Star. Rigel and Betelgeuse in Orion. Castor and Pollux, the Twins. Old Capella, the She-Goat, with her Kids. And Jupiter, blazing this winter in Gemini, hanging at the zenith like a celestial lamp when I go out to fet... more »
Who Is Going To Protect America From Trump And Trumpism? Larry Krasner?
This morning, the *NY Times* asserted that Trump's Conspicuous Silence Leaves a Struggle Against Russia Without a Leader. OK, but who will protect our country from Trump? With shameless Trump enablers Paul Ryan and Miss McConnell in charge of Congress, there's exactly zero hope from either the Senate or House. Mueller seems like a serious guy but Trump can fire him when he feels like he needs to. So that leaves the states. And there's basically one state most people count on-- or, at least one state Attorney General: New York's Eric Schneiderman. He's suing the Trump Regime over D... more »
"Grave Faults..."
“Only the following items should be considered to be grave faults: not respecting another's rights; allowing oneself to be paralyzed by fear; feeling guilty; believing that one does not deserve the good or ill that happens in one's life; being a coward. We will love our enemies, but not make alliances with them. They were placed in our path in order to test our sword, and we should, out of respect for them, struggle against them. We will choose our enemies.” - Paulo Coelho, "Like the Flowing River"
"Mars HiRISE"
"HiRISE (High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) is the most powerful camera ever sent to another planet, one of six instruments onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. We launched in 2005, arrived at Mars in 2006 and have been imaging ever since. Our camera’s high resolution capability (imaging up to 30 centimeters per pixel) remains unprecedented for any existing orbiter in the study of the Red Planet, as well as being an indispensable instrument for helping to select landing sites for robotic and future human exploration. In the past decade, we’ve also imaged avalanches in ... more »
"APOD"
Link to our main NASA site: http://apod.nasa.gov/ which will direct you to http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html. This main site is the first to update and the most likely to be up-to-date.
"InternetRadio"
"Music from *36,932* radio stations! Tune in to thousands of internet radio stations live right now!" *Click image for genres, larger size.* - https://www.internet-radio.com/ *Enjoy!*
China's Donation Of A New Headquaters For The African Union Was Fitted With Hidden Microphones And Compromised Computers
*The Next Web:* *‘China’s gift to Africa’: How China spied on the African Union via donated computers* For a period of 5 years, China continued to spy on all electronic communications at the African Union’s headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Chinese spy operation continued throughout this period without being detected until some network administrators at the AU’s headquarters discovered it in January 2017. This is according to an investigation conducted by Le Monde which has gone on to reveal how the Chinese, who donated and built the new AU headquarters in Adis Ababa, fit... more »
"The Web Gallery of Art"
"The Web Gallery of Art" "The Web Gallery of Art is a virtual museum and searchable database of European painting and sculpture of the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism and Realism periods (8th to 19th centuries), currently containing over 44,800 reproductions. It was started in 1996 as a topical site of the Renaissance art, originated in the Italian city-states of the 14th century and spread to other countries in the 15th and 16th centuries. Intending to present Renaissance art as comprehensively as possible, the scope of the collection was later extended t... more »
"MIT OpenCourseWare "
"MIT OpenCourseWare " by Stephen Carson "Already one of the richest collections of openly shared educational materials in the world, the MIT OpenCourseWare website has reached a significant milestone: With the publication of 10 new courses in the last two weeks, the site now shares core academic materials- including syllabi, lecture notes, assignments and exams- from more than 2,400 MIT courses. First announced in 2001, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is an ambitious effort to share MIT's education resources freely and openly on the web to improve formal and informal learning worldwide. A... more »
China’s Overseas Basing: Will the PLA Follow the Renminbi?
*Joel Wuthnow* *Security, Asia* [image: Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington man the rails as the ship pulls out of Hong Kong after a five-day port visit in this U.S. Navy handout photo dated November 14, 2011. REUTERS/U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Erin Devenberg] The People’s Liberation Army will play an increasingly visible role in and beyond Eurasia, through deployments and diplomacy. Recent media reports suggesting that China may soon open a second overseas military base, to be located in Pakistan, raise the question: where will it end? ... more »
Expanding the ISIS Brand
*Colin P. Clarke* *Security, Middle East* [image: An Iraqi soldier looks at a wall painted in the colours of the black flag commonly used by Islamic State militants, in the village of Argoob, Iraq, January 6, 2017. REUTERS/Ari Jalal] The existing ISIS franchise groups are dangerous, already proving themselves a lethal and destabilizing force in the areas they operate. But where might the next Islamic State franchise group emerge? The Islamic State’s caliphate has collapsed, although leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is still at large, and the group still claims as many as ten thousand... more »
Turkey extradites high ranking ISIS commander to Iraq
Turkish authorities have reportedly extradited a top Daesh leader to Iraq following the militant commander’s capture. Baghdad and Ankara collaborated with the US to execute the capture and extradition. Ismail Alwan Salman al-Ithawi, 55, is an Iraqi national and led Daesh’s Ministry of Religious Edicts as well as the committee that decided on appointments to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Breaking: Air sirens go off in Israel after rocket fire
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 A.M.) – At approximately 11:30 A.M.) – (Jerusalem Time), air sirens went off inside the Hof Ashekelon settlement near the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesperson reported. According to the IDF report, a rocket struck the Sha’ar Hanagev area near the Palestinian territories. No casualties have been reported. Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Kurdish fighter claims Turkey using napalm, chlorine in Afrin operation
The Turkish troops have failed to advance in Syria’s Afrin district, where they prefer to use the hit-and-run tactics, according to Reizan Hedu, a representative of the Kurdish self-defense forces in Afrin. Speaking to RIA Novosti, Reizan Hedu, representative of the Kurdish self-defense forces in Afrin, claimed that the Turkish army is using internationally-banned arms […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Two of the largest rebel groups may merge in northern Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:15 A.M.) – Rumors have begun to surface about an alleged merger between two of the largest rebel factions in northern Syria. According to pro-opposition activists, Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki and Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham are allegedly preparing to merge their factions in order to form one large group called Jabhat Tahrir Souriya. Neither of […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army prepares for largest offensive of 2018
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:45 A.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) is making their final preparations for what is expected to be their largest offensive of 2018. According to a military source in Damascus, the Syrian Arab Army’s elite Tiger Forces have arrived in the eastern part of Damascus after making the long journey from the […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Overheated claims on temperature records
By Dr. Tim Ball and Tom Harris Now that the excitement has died down over the news that Earth’s surface temperature made 2017 one of the hottest years on record, it is time for sober second thoughts. Did the January 18 announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that 2017 was our planet’s […]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in Says It Is Too Soon To Talk To North Korea
South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks North Korea's Kim Young Nam and Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un. Seoul, South Korea, February 10, 2018 © Yonhap via / Reuters *CNN:* *South Korea's Moon puts brakes on hopes for quick talks with North* Pyeongchang, South Korea (CNN)South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Saturday it was too early to talk about hosting a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, hinting he would not rush the matter. A high-level delegation from the North invited Moon to Pyongyang for talks with his North Korean counterpart whil... more »
Nebraska Law Now Limits ALPR Data, Helps Block National License Plate Tracking Program
By Michael Maharrey Yesterday, Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts signed a bill into law that puts limitations on the storage and sharing of information collected by... more »
5 Reasons To Question The Official Narrative Of The Florida School Shooting
By Aaron Kesel Anytime a shooting happens, it’s a tragic event whether it was a false flag or a legitimate mass shooting by a lunatic;... more »
Petition Warning The World About 5G At The Winter Olympics
By Catherine J. Frompovich Something is going on at the 2018 Olympics in South Korea that is not part of the official sporting events, but... more »
Was Snopes.com ‘BUSTED’ for Our CEO’s Ties to George Soros?
A meme going around is heavy on propaganda and embarrassingly light on fact.
The Planetarium Gift Shop Manager Weighs In On The Florida School Shooting
Millions have offered their thoughts and prayers for the victims and their families, and Neil deGrasse Tyson weighed in just as you might expect:
The Daily "Near You?"
Malmö, Skane Lan, Sweden. Thanks for stopping by!
"The Door In The Wall..."
"The man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out. He will be wiser but less sure, happier but less self-satisfied, humbler in acknowledging his ignorance yet better equipped to understand the relationship of words to things, of systematic reasoning to the unfathomable mystery which it tries, forever vainly, to comprehend.” – Aldous Huxley
The Poet: Robert Bly, "Things to Think"
*"Things to Think"* "Think in ways you've never thought before. If the phone rings, think of it as carrying a message Larger than anything you've ever heard, Vaster than a hundred lines of Yeats. Think that someone may bring a bear to your door, Maybe wounded and deranged; or think that a moose Has risen out of the lake, and he's carrying on his antlers A child of your own whom you've never seen. When someone knocks on the door, Think that he's about To give you something large: tell you you're forgiven, Or that it's not necessary to work all the time, Or that it's been decided that if ... more »
Has Turkey Gone Rogue?
*James Kitfield, Breaking Defense:* *Has Turkey Gone Rogue?* When Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Ankara on Thursday, he will find Turkey unrecognizable as the ostensibly Muslim democracy and close ally that U.S. officials once held up as a model for the Islamic world. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is poised to complete his long transformation of Turkey from a raucous -- if imperfect democracy -- to an autocracy, one ruled by caprice and fear. *The once solid U.S.-Turkish relationship has foundered on miscalculations, grievances, and increasingly divergent worldview... more »
Free Download: Ayn Rand, "Atlas Shrugged"
"If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his knees buckling, his arms trembling but still trying to hold the world aloft with the last of his strength, and the greater his effort the heavier the world bore down upon his shoulders - what would you tell him to do?" "I... don't know. What could he do? What would you tell him?" "To shrug." - Ayn Rand, “Atlas Shrugged” ○ *“Atlas Shrugged”* by Ayn Rand "Then you will see the rise of the men of the double standard - the men who live by force, yet count on thos... more »
"State Property"
*"State Property"* When one man’s security becomes another man’s chain gang. by Robert Gore "Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal wrung from the trauma of the 1930s a lasting legacy of economic and social reform, including the Social Security Act, new banking and financial laws, regulatory legislation, and new opportunities for organized labor. Taken together, these reforms gave a measure of security to millions of Americans who had never had much of it, and with it, a fresh sense of having a stake in their country." From the dust jacket description of "Freedom From Fear, The American ... more »
Israel Accuses Turkey Of Giving Hamas Military Assistance
Turkey PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Hamas Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh. Reuters *Ahval:* *Turkey gives Hamas military assistance – Israeli intelligence* Turkey has rejected claims brought up in an investigation by Israeli intelligence that it has helped strengthen Hamas, the Islamist governing party of the blockaded Palestinian territory of Gaza, the Jerusalem Post reported on Thursday. Israel’s claims came after a Turkish citizen, Cemil Tekeli, was arrested attempting to board a plane at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport. The ensuing investigation by Israeli internal intelligence agen... more »
I will leave you today with the powerful words of Emma Gonzalez, who was in that Florida school the day a man came in with an AR-15 and massacred 17 of her schoolmates.
I know it is hard to hear, but I urge you to listen to it in its entirety. The raw emotion coming from this young woman is exactly what we should never forget as we call out Senators and Congresspeople and demand that they do something so that these victims in Florida become the LAST victims of school gun violence, and not simply the most recent. For those who cannot get through with breaking down, here is a transcript: *We haven't already had a moment of silence in the House of Representatives, so I would like to have another one. Thank you. * *Every single person up here today, a... more »
Legal Marijuana v Jeff Sessions
This is a list of U.S. senators: Cory Gardner (R-CO),Michael Bennet (D-CO) Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bob Menendez (D-NJ), Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Edward Markey (D-MA). It seems unlikely that anything would put these 18 on the same list. But what did was marijuana. From someone as progressive as Elizabeth Warren to someone...more »
Prigozhin: Caterer To The Kremlin And Sanctioned Defense Contractor With Perfect Mafia Profile Indicted For Meddling In US Elections
Putin’s grandfather was allegedly cook for Lenin and then Stalin – both of whom may have been poisoned – but … Continue reading →
Heavy Fighting Reported Between Israel And Hamas After 4 Israeli Soldiers Injured In Explosion Near Gaza Border
These are the military targets the IDF struck this evening in response to the IED attack that wounded 4 IDF soldiers along the fence in southern #Gaza pic.twitter.com/yP7AfrX6TA — Jonathan Conricus (@LTCJonathan) February 17, 2018 *Haaretz:* *Israel Carries Out 'Large-scale' Attack in Gaza; Rocket From Strip Hits Israeli House* * Four Israeli soldiers wounded in explosion near Gaza border * Reports from Gaza say Israeli warplanes struck various targets in the Strip and injured two Palestinians The Israel Defense Forces said it struck six Hamas targets in Gaza Saturday in what i... more »
ACLU Sues to block Ohio's Down Syndrome Abortion Ban
[image: aclu-sues-to-block-ohio-s-down-syndrome-abortion-ban] The ACLU has filed a lawsuit to block an Ohio measure banning the abortions of pre-born babies with Down syndrome.
Left Condones Use of FDA-Unapproved Drug for Lactation in Transgender “Woman”
[image: left-condones-use-of-fda-unapproved-drug-for-lactation-in-transgender-woman] The liberal-Left is so bent on advancing the notion that transgenderism is normal that they are willing to use an FDA-unapproved drug to maintain their façade. Transgender advocates are applauding the use of domperidone on a male-to-female transgender individual to induce lactation and breastfeed his child, even though the Food and Drug Administrationhas warned against its use for safety reasons, citing concerns about its associations with cardiac arrest and sudden death.
For BBC News the history of Jerusalem began in 1967
This BBC report http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-43098896 on an incident between Gaza and Israel contains one of those BBC standard paragraphs that shows their bias whilst trying not to. 'Israel regards Jerusalem as its indivisible capital. Palestinians want the east of the city, which Israel occupied in the 1967 Middle East war, to be a capital of a future state.' Q. So who occupied Jerusalem prior to 1967? A. Jordan, the country created as the state for the Arabs on the majority of the land promised to the future Jewish state. Q. Israel has ceded control of the Tem... more »
Israel returns fire after Hamas-staged explosion at security fence
Four IDF soldiers were injured, two of them severely, in Saturday’s attack at the security point, while the Israelis were patrolling the border. An Israeli defense forces tank targeted a Palestinian observation post on Saturday in response to an earlier explosion at the security fence in southern Gaza Strip, IDF reported on their official Twitter […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Latest battle update from northern Aleppo – map
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:10 A.M.) – The Turkish-backed rebels have been cruising through the Afrin countryside lately, capturing several areas from the Kurdish-led YPG forces. Led by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), the Turkish-backed rebels captured a number of areas inside the large Rajou District, forcing the YPG to retreat from several sites. In addition to […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
SDF claims Syrian Kurds attacked military camp on Turkish territory
The Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) attacked a military camp on Turkish territory used by troops for preparing Operation Olive Branch in Syria’s Kurdish-held Afrin, the SDF media center said on Saturday. “Our forces carried out a specific military operation against the invaders and their operation desk in Qara Xaneh township in the Turkish state […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Dutch volunteer with US-backed forces killed by ISIS in Deir Ezzor
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:50 P.M.) – A Dutch volunteer with the US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) was killed this week while fighting the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) terror group in the Deir Ezzor Governorate. According to the SDF’s official media wing, Fjord Heger was killed in east Deir Ezzor after his vehicle was destroyed by an […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Iran inks port lease deal during Rouhani’s Delhi trip
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:35 P.M.) – Iran President Hassan Rouhani and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a joint press conference following bilateral talks in New Delhi on Friday. The two sides inked and exchanged agreements in several areas, the most notable being Iran leasing the operational control of part of the Iranian east coast port […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Syrian Army foils terrorist infiltration from Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:25 P.M.) – The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) foiled a terrorist infiltration attempt at the Lebanese-Homs border on Saturday, the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. According to the SANA report, the Syrian Army caught a group of terrorists attempting to infiltrate the Homs Governorate’s Talkalakh District; this would result in a series […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
Turkey is fighting terrorism, not waging war in Syria: Turkish PM
Ankara is not fighting a war in Syria but is fighting against terrorism, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Sunday. “We are not conducting a war against any country. There is not a war in Syria, as we speak. In Syria, it’s just that there is a fight against terrorism currently. And this is […] Source: AMN - Al-Masdar News | المصدر نيوز
US Army Wants To Replace Its 105mm and 155mm Towed Howitzers
*Warzone/The Drive:* *US Army Eyes Replacing Its 105mm and 155mm Towed Howitzers With One New Cannon* *The service wants more mobile and portable weapons for its light infantry and Stryker units that are still powerful and accurate.* The U.S. Army is soliciting ideas for a single new howitzer to replace all of the towed 105mm and 155mm types in its Stryker-equipped and regular light infantry brigades. The service says it is particularly interested in upgrades for or modification to its existing weapons, especially lightweight 155mm cannons, or various types of self-propelled guns,... more »
Tillerson's Sweet Nothing's to Turkey. Israel & Syria. Lavrov insights
*Tillerson went to Turkey. He said he'd work on the Manbij situation... "work on it"* *Yah, yah! There will be a 'working group" which will begin working no later then mid march- That's a whole month away............ * *Sweet Nothing's **..... affectionate but unimportant or meaningless words spoken to a "lover" (or not)* * Manbij:* "*It's geographically important. That's why the US has left a troop presence in Manbij to ensure that that city remains under control of our allied forces and does not fall into the hands of others," Tillerson said. "So that will be a topic of discussi... more »
North Korea Is Reaching Out To South Korea Becuase Of Fears That Trump May Attack
This photo shows North Korean defector Ri Jong-ho (R) and an interpreter at a forum in Washington on Feb. 14, 2018. (Yonhap) *Washington Examiner:* *Kim Jong Un fears Trump will attack, and is reaching out to South Korea to buy time, former North Korea official says* Kim Jong Un has been reaching out to the South Korean government in an effort to buy time to develop his nuclear program amid fears that the U.S. will launch a preventative strike on the North, a defector who worked for the regime said Wednesday. The former ruling party official, Ri Jong-ho, said the North Korean lead... more »
Overheated claims on temperature records by Dr. Tim Ball and Tom Harris
*It’s time for sober second thoughts on climate alarms* Now that the excitement has died down over the news that Earth’s surface temperature made 2017 one of the hottest years on record, it is time for sober second thoughts. Did the January 18 announcement by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that 2017 was our planet’s third-hottest year since 1880, and NASA’s claim that it was the second hottest year, actually mean anything? Although the *Los Angeles Times* called 2017 “a top-three scorcher for planet Earth,” neither the NOAA nor the NASA records are signific... more »
Trump White House finally accepts that Russian interference in the 2016 election is real. Now what?
Courtesy of Mediaite: *A day after it was announced that Special Counsel Robert Mueller had indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities for interfering in the 2016 presidential election, the president’s national security adviser said that it Russia meddling was abundantly clear. * *“As you can see with the FBI indictment, the evidence is now really incontrovertible and available in the public domain, whereas in the past it was difficult to attribute for a couple of reasons,” National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. *... more »
U.S. National Security Adviser McMaster Warns Of Growing Network Of Iranian 'Proxies' In The Middle East
*Newsweek: McMaster: **Iran Is Growing Network of Proxy Forces In Syria, Yemen and Iraq, National Security Adviser Warns* Iran is cultivating a network of proxy forces and militias in countries like Syria, Yemen and Iraq that could turn against their own governments, National Security Adviser HR McMaster has warned. Addressing the annual Munich Security Conference Saturday, he said the time had come to “act against Iran.” Iran is feeding increasingly powerful weapons to these proxies, he told the conference, saying: “What’s particularly concerning is that this network of proxies ... more »
Iranian wrestler Karimachiani banned for throwing match per BBC News
Antisemitism in sport: 'Wrestling's global sporting body has banned an Iranian athlete for six months for deliberately throwing a match to avoid an Israeli opponent. Alireza Karimachiani was winning a match against his Russian opponent in November's under-23 world championships when his coach ordered him to lose. If he had won, he would have faced an Israeli athlete in the next round.Iran does not recognise the state of Israel and bans its athletes from competing against Israelis.' Casual antisemitism from an Iranian. I wonder what the former part time Iranian state TV presenter,... more »
University of Central Oklahoma Reverses Itself and Will Let Ken Ham Speak
[image: university-of-central-oklahoma-reverses-itself-and-will-let-ken-ham-speak] Faced with a growing backlash, UCO in Oklahoma has decided it will let Answers in Genesis founder Ken Ham speak after all.
GotNews and Other Disreputable Sites Sued for Naming Innocent Teen as the Charlottesville Killer
The site owned by Chuck C. Johnson, along with other notorious disseminators of false information, are accused of defamation.
Celebrating Victory at Ward Valley: Western Shoshone Corbin Harney 'Sing to the Water'
. (Photo 1) Corbin Harney, Western Shoshone, Wally Antone, Quechan and Lleweyllen Barrackman, Fort Mojave. (Photo 2) Curly Has Two Feathers Walks Alone, Navajo leading the morning circle. Curly was our fire keeper. (Photo 3) Bird Singers and Dancers from Fort Mojave. (Photo 4) Group picture of the people that were camped at Ground Zero. --Photos by Molly Johnson Twenty years
Quote of the Day: "May"?
As manufactured credit balloons, savings disappear and the marginal productivity of debt collapses *"The Austrians may have had it right all: ...ineffective central bank policies, which cause interest rates to remain too low for too long, resulting in excessive credit creation, speculative economic bubbles and lowered savings.”* ~ Lance Roberts from his post (and tweet) 'There Will Be No Economic Boom' . . Content is copyright PC.BlogSpot.Com © Permission to republish is granted, with link and attribution.
The Meaning of America
Robert Reich - 9 hours ago
When Trump and his followers refer to “America,” what do they mean?Some see a country of white... more »
Needed in Syria: Disengagement
*Paul R. Pillar* *Syria Russia Iran, Middle East* The cauldron of intervention known as the Syrian war has recently become even more likely to boil over than it was just a few weeks ago. There are two immediate dangers of escalation. One is the outbreak of another war between Israel and its neighbors. A reminder of this danger has come from events that began when Israel said it shot down an Iranian drone that had entered its airspace. Israeli F-16s then attacked a command center in Syria, during which Syrian air defenses downed one of the Israeli warplanes (a rare event for Is... more »
Imagine if...
Not for the first time, see many previous posts, I find myself asking 'imagine if' when reading (or rather not reading) BBC coverage of a news story. Imagine if Theresa May was revealed to possibly have had contacts with the South African apartheid regime during the 1980s or with General Pinochet's regime. Headline news on the BBC, interviews with disgusted anti apartheid campaigners and fighters for freedom (and vicious Marxism) in South America. However as the story, not being reported, by the BBC concerns Jeremy Corbyn and a hardliners Communist regime, there's not a word on... more »
The DCCC Would Rather Lose An Election-- So Long As It Can Make Sure Everyone Gets Paid Off
If CA-39 is any indication, the perennial losers at the DCCC appear ready to give up on the House. It's not even March and they are organizing their puppets around one of the worst and least electable candidates running for Congress in Orange County. In the 39th district, which Hillary won by nearly 9% and where local activists forced out 24 year incumbent Ed Royce, the DCCC is rallying around lottery-winning, slumlord Gil Cisneros. Cisneros doesn't live in the district and has no ties to the community, but he is a rich conservative "ex"-Republican-- all that matters when the DCCC... more »
Compounds in herbal supplement kratom are opioids, FDA says
On Tuesday, USDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb warned the public about the dangers of the herbal supplement kratom saying “There is no evidence to indicate that kratom is safe or effective for any medical use.”1 The leaves of the kratom plant, … Continue reading →
Pharma Co has license suspended as vaccine blamed for sterilization of 500,000 women & children
A state-sponsored forced sterilization on a massive scale has allegedly taken place in Africa according to opposition leaders and the public who are railing against the government. An industrial pharmaceutical laboratory has since had its license suspended by the Kenya Accreditation … Continue reading →
Aluminum, Fluoride and Glyphosate — A Toxic Trifecta Implicated in Autism and Alzheimer’s Disease Research
Aluminum is a known neurotoxin, and according to Professor Christopher Exley of Keele University, aluminum-containing products are likely fueling the rise in Alzheimer’s disease. In an article published in the journal Frontiers in Neurology, he writes: “We are all accumulating a known neurotoxin … Continue reading →
Houseplants that Absorb Harmful Chemicals
We are constantly bombarded by a barrage of potent chemicals in our homes. However, a study by chemistry professor Vadoud Niri and his team at State University of New York, Oswego, found that houseplants are able to absorb some of those chemical … Continue reading →
The 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water – like Cape Town
Cape Town is in the unenviable situation of being the first major city in the modern era to face the threat of running out of drinking water. However, the plight of the drought-hit South African city is just one extreme … Continue reading →
Smartphone Detox: How To Power Down In A Wired World
If the Russian psychologist Ivan Pavlov were alive today, what would he say about smartphones? He might not think of them as phones at all, but instead as remarkable tools for understanding how technology can manipulate our brains. Pavlov’s own … Continue reading →
To automate is human
It’s not tools, culture or communication that make humans unique but our knack for offloading dirty work onto machines In the 1920s, the Soviet scientist Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov used artificial insemination to breed a ‘humanzee’ – a cross between a … Continue reading →
‘Black Panther’ Is Marvel’s First Genuine Masterpiece
Ryan Coogler’s highly anticipated superhero movie is even better and richer than could have been imagined, thanks to a fantastical world that evokes real questions about history Let’s talk about hunger. As wonderful as Black Panther is—and it’s as … Continue reading →
GIGO; On the Validity of NOAA, NASA and Hadley CRU Global Average Surface Temperature Data
ABSTRACT The objective of this research was to test the hypothesis that Global Average Surface Temperature (GAST) data, produced by NOAA, NASA, and HADLEY, are sufficiently credible estimates of global average temperatures such that they can be relied upon for climate modeling and policy analysis purposes. The relevance of this research is that the validity … Continue reading "GIGO; On the Validity of NOAA, NASA and Hadley CRU Global Average Surface Temperature Data"
Hey FBI!!! This is what Collusion Looks Like
While the FBI seems to be confused as to what collusion looks like, they need to look no further than the AGs United For Clean Power. Anytime there Progressive AGs, Politicians and Green Pressure groups congregate, it is almost certain to collude in the looting of some legitimate business. That is simply what they do. … Continue reading "Hey FBI!!! This is what Collusion Looks Like"
Fukushima Daiichi in Black and White
TEPCO has changed the lighting or the filter on the TEPCO 4 webcam, as illustrated in these screenshots below. Today Compare with screenshot taken 2 days ago: I'm not sure what causes the color shift or even whether its a significant observation. However, given the relatively high emissions that have been visible recently, I thought it worthy of documentation.
The Mueller Indictment
The Mueller Indictment of Russians. What does it mean? Different things to different folks as they argue from different premises. Continue reading →
Mueller files more charges against Sexy Paul Manafort the Great...
*what a load of crap!* *Has Manafort failed to make his mortgage payments? Is he not keeping the lawn cut? Maybe he stiffed his housekeeper? Inquiring minds want to know* *The accusation:* The filing offers one example in which Manafort provided Federal Savings Bank with "*doctored profit and loss statements*" for 2015 and 2016, overstating the income of his lobbying firm, DMP International "*by millions of dollars*" to secure a $9 million mortgage on a Fairfax, Virginia property pledged against his $10 million bail. *read the rest* Because no one has ever manipulated figure... more »
It turns out that the Florida school shooter received some of his training from the NRA.
Cruz wearing his beloved MAGA hat in his backyard.Courtesy of TPM: *The troubled teen authorities say killed 17 people at a Florida high school excelled in an air-rifle marksmanship program supported by a grant from the National Rifle Association Foundation, part of a multimillion-dollar effort by the gun group to support youth shooting clubs. * *Nikolas Cruz, 19, was wearing a maroon shirt with the logo from the Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School when he was arrested Wednesday shortly after the shooting. Former JROTC cadets... more »
Growing Anger In Russia On The Kremlin's Response To Reports That Hundreds Of Russian Contractors Were Killed In A Clash With U.S. Forces In Syria
Yelena Matveyeva shows photos of her husband, Stanislav, who is thought to have died fighting in Syia. "Wherever they sent them, there was no defense. They just threw them into battle like pigs," she contends. "The government should avenge them somehow." *Radio Free Europe:* *After Syria Deaths, Creeping Anger -- And Kremlin Silence -- Over Mercenaries * Combat was not Ruslan Gavrilov’s primary motivation in signing up to go to Syria with a shadowy private military company. But the 34-year-old Russian also wasn't "going to Syria to build houses," he told relatives. Rather, his mot... more »
Feb. 17: How we miss the news we need to know.
http://theantimedia.org/playboy-model-details-9-month-affair-with-trump/ So Trump had a long affair with a model. Lucky him. And his wife doesn't like to hold hands with him. But what does this have to do with his presidency? If the first requirement of a president is to be a virgin, then the U.S. has been in trouble for a long time. It's no secret that President Roosevelt had a long, long affair with his secretary . And it was no secret from his wife, Eleanor. When General Eisenhower was in London directing the U.S. war in Europe, he had a long and open affair with his British d... more »
Of 'Newsnight', wrens, the 'Evan' treatment and Barack Obama as Homer Simpson
As you may already know, *Newsnight *is getting a new editor. Three months after Ian Katz leaped, loudly purring, onto the lap of Channel 4, the BBC has appointed Esmé Wren from Sky News as the tattered BBC flagship's new editor. According to *Guido Fawkes*, Esmé is "the right choice out of the final two" (a somewhat ambiguous wording, either giving her the thumbs up or damning her with faint praise - though I think it's meant in the 'thumbs up' sense): The internal candidate was Louisa Compton of *Victoria Derbyshire* and *Newsbeat* – it would have been nurses pay and preferred... more »
Day 6: Maine can't afford to give $30 million to GD/BIW either!
Here are a few thoughts I have about the amendments offered to LD 1781 by Rep. Jennifer DeChant (written by BIW and lawyers at Preti Flaherty): - The amended bill would reduce the subsidy amount from Maine from $60 mil to $30 mil over 10 years. But the kicker is that BIW/GD would then renew for another $30 mil for a 2nd 10-year period. So it’s just an accounting trick to still give the same $60 mil over 20 years. Do they think we are that stupid? Answer is yes they do. - Don’t give them $30 million either – Maine can’t afford $30 mil anymore than it coul... more »
Bering Sea Ice Lost (& Found Next Door)
Breathless headlines from Inside Climate News: Alaska’s Bering Sea Lost a Third of Its Ice in Just 8 Days Well, I have good news for them. The ice was found just next door in Okhotsk Sea. As the image above shows, Bering did reduce its coverage, but Okhotsk was gaining at the same time. Over the […]
State Investigated Parkland School Shooting Suspect After Self-Harm
Florida's child welfare agency investigated the suspect in a school shooting that killed 17 people after he cut himself in a video but found him stable, according to state records.
The Park Bench Café #15 - "Meta-Analysis" Edition
*The Park Bench Café #15 - "Meta Analysis" Edition* This Park Bench Café takes place in a beachfront WiFi Café somewhere down in one of those tropical Carribbean Islands far away from the snow and sleet. You're walking along a sandy Palm-strewn beach on the ocean.. soft ocean breeze providing some small relief from intense sunshine and heat. Carrying a cold Corona cerveza in one hand and an Internet-capable tablet in the other....you happen upon a Palapa...just a palm-roofed shack....with a bar in the dark interior...and some bistro tables and chairs beckoning from the shaded dec... more »
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. - Thomas Edsall discusses the difficulties in trying to address wealth inequality through a money-infused electoral system: Five years ago, for example, Adam Bonica, a political scientist at Stanford, published “Why Hasn’t Democracy Slowed Rising Inequality?” Economic theory, he wrote, holds that “inequality should be at least partially self-correcting in a democracy” as “increased inequality leads the median voter to demand more redistribution.” Starting in the 1970s, this rebalancing mechanism failed to work, and the divide between the ... more »
How Syria's Conflict Looks In 8 Chaotic Days (From February 3 to February 10)
*WNU Editor:* This is as bad as it can get.
History Lessons from Years Under Islamism in Iran
'Iranians did not just submit to these new laws; they rose up in protest. This uprising was met with torture, rape, and death. With the regime eager to wipe any who dared to resist, the people had no choice but to surrender. Everyone's daily activities were now under the scrutiny of the Islamists. Many will still think it is impossible for something like this to happen in their country. What they fail to understand is that Iran is an example of exactly how successful this meticulous grab for power can be. Islamists in other countries including the West are pursuing the same techniq... more »
Israel Prepares For War Against Iran And Hezbollah In Syria
The Iranian drone (inset) that entered Israeli airspace was launched from a Syrian base in the Homs desert, which Israel later bombed (IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT) *Newsweek:* *Israel Prepares to Take On Iran and Hezbollah in Syria* The recent military clashes between Israeli, Iranian and Syrian forces have injected new volatility into an already explosive Middle East, increasing the likelihood of miscalculation and escalatory military action across the region. As the Syrian civil war grinds on, the pressing concern is not an all-out war between Israel and a Syria whose military has b... more »
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